A former DBS Bank employee went viral this week after posting about her interaction with ex-CEO Piyush Gupta — in a moment that has been described as ‘peak LinkedIn’ by netizens. The post outlined a chance meeting between the duo at a quiet cafe in Bali and their subsequent chat about her “mission to empower women”. The lengthy update also included a picture of the former colleagues smiling for the camera while standing within the cafe. The only problem? It appears to have ben a case of mistaken identity.
“Sorry to disillusion you. That isn’t me!” wrote the real Piyush Gupta below the post
“Oh gosh, I’ve seen you when I was at DBS couldn’t tell the two apart. Kudos to him. In his defense he had your charms right on and he said all the right things,” Janney Hujic responded.
One can only assume that the former CEO — now a board member of Enterprise Singapore — must have been somewhat baffled after being tagged in the post. After all, he had travelled to Bali, engaged in a discussion with Hujic and even posed for a photo without being aware of it.
Hilarity soon ensued in the comment section while others opted to immortalise the exchange through screenshots shared on other social media apps. But netizens appears to have been concerned over nothing as the post remains live on LinkedIn despite the clarification. Many also remain curious about the identity of the ‘doppelgänger’ — deeming it the most important detail of the story.
“This is comedy gold,” wrote one LinkedIn user.
“Pack it up my friends, we have achieved peak LinkedIn,” joked another.
“Yes! Al written AND the wrong person. A case study for the ages,” agreed a third.
“This is the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks to this post, I have discovered that there is a sub-Reddit called r/LinkedInLunatics. #grateful” wrote another.
(We have also just discovered the subreddit and recommend checking it out)
“So at no point in the conversation did she verify he was in fact who she thought he was. Just got into full pitching mode,” read an outraged comment on Threads.
“I’m so embarrassed for her, it is not him, he himself has said it is not him….. any sane person would then delete it but no she’s there for the BS stats,” added another.